Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

सरोगो रोगमुक्तस्तु पराभूतो रिपुक्षयम् । तत्समाराधनादेव कामानंत्यमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

sarogo rogamuktastu parābhūto ripukṣayam | tatsamārādhanādeva kāmānaṃtyamavāpnuyāt

Translation

بیمار مرض سے نجات پاتا ہے؛ مغلوب شخص دشمنوں کی ہلاکت دیکھتا ہے۔ اسی خلوصِ عبادت سے مطلوبہ مقاصد کی بے پایاں تکمیل حاصل ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• स-रोगः: one afflicted with disease
• स-रोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-प्राय) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (रोगेण सह/युक्तः)

• रोग-मुक्तः: freed from disease
• रोग-मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः तत्पुरुषः (रोगात् मुक्तः)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• पराभूतः: defeated
• पराभूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा+भू (धातु) → पराभूत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रिपु-क्षयम्: destruction of enemies
• रिपु-क्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (रिपूणां क्षयः)

• तत्-समाराधनात्: from that worship/propitiation
• तत्-समाराधनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + समाराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (तस्य समाराधनम्)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• कामान्: desires, wishes
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अन्त्यम्: final, ultimate
• अन्त्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of phala/goal implied)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers water and flowers at a shrine; behind him, a sick person rises from a bed, and a warrior lays down arms as enemies disperse—symbolizing disease relief and enemy-destruction; above, a radiant blessing stream indicates ‘kāmān anantyam’.

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Maheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady propitiation of Śiva’s forms is portrayed as a dharmic means for overcoming suffering and obstacles, culminating in enduring fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in the verse; the emphasis is on the fruit of samārādhana within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samārādhana—intense devotional propitiation/worship (implying pūjā, japa, and observance according to Śaiva practice).